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ArticleCureus2023

Managing Recurrent Teratoma in Currarino Syndrome.

Yat Cheung Chung, Suellyn Centauri, Thang Chien Nguyen

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yat Cheung ChungDepartment of General Surgery, Monash Health, Melbourne, AUS.
Suellyn CentauriDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Monash Health, Melbourne, AUS.
Thang Chien NguyenDepartment of Surgery, Monash Health, Melbourne, AUS.
Monash Health · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a recurrent presacral tumor in Currarino syndrome. Currarino syndrome is a rare disease usually found in childhood with a triad of sacral agenesis, anorectal malformation, and presacral tumor. However, it can often remain undiscovered until adulthood. Currarino syndrome is generally diagnosed during childhood in the setting of recurrent meningitis and is often suspected when there is a family history. Occasionally, it is diagnosed in adulthood through incidental imaging or due to investigations for back pain and chronic constipation. MRI is the recommended imaging modality in this disease process, as it can better help differentiate soft tissue. The tumor can be resected through either the transabdominal approach or the posterior approach (Kraske procedure). We present a 52-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with Currarino syndrome when she was one year old due to recurrent meningitis and surgical resection of a presacral mass and was asymptomatic until she developed back pain and constipation. Her symptoms were investigated with an MRI, revealing a recurrence of a presacral tumor, and she subsequently underwent a Kraske procedure. The patient is currently under annual surveillance, and the residual tumor has remained stable. There are currently no surveillance guidelines after resection of a presacral tumor in Currarino Syndrome. However, follow-up surveillance should be considered.

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case reportcolorectal surgerycurrarino syndromerecurrenceteratoma

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PMID38098935
PMCPMC10719879
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